Job Description

Job Overview

This position of Head of Science offers an ambitious middle leader or experienced teacher the exciting opportunity to lead and offer strategic oversight of the Science Department at Halliford School as well as taking responsibility for their specialist scientific discipline.

Candidates will be expected to evaluate the wider Science Department and provide a strong, creative vision and offer strategic leadership of Science at Halliford School. The successful candidate will offer skill, enthusiasm and a passion for their subject which will inspire our students. They should also be inspirational leaders of the staff within their team.

About the School

Halliford School is an HMC Independent Day school in Surrey for boys aged 11 to 18, with a co-educational Sixth Form.

Our theme ‘Come as you are. Go as all you can be’ perfectly encapsulates our mission to encourage and support Hallifordians to flourish and become the best version of themselves that they can possibly be.  Rated as ‘Excellent In all areas’ by ISI in December 2022, we aim for excellence by being academically ambitious but, at the same time, academically sensitive. We inspire Hallifordians within a community that is founded on high-quality teaching and learning, outstanding pastoral care and first-class sporting, cultural and extra-curricular activities.

Halliford School is situated in Shepperton alongside the banks of the River Thames and is well served by public transport and excellent nearby local amenities.

Benefits

We offer a variety of benefits, such as;

  • Competitive Salaries
  • Membership of TPS for all staff as well as a DC Scheme with extensive optional benefits
  • School Fee Reduction
  • 18 weeks holiday, including Bank Holidays
  • Meals and Refreshments
  • Sports Facilities and Classes
  • Professional Development and Postgraduate Study
  • Cycle To Work Scheme with cyclescheme.co.uk
  • Opportunities to join worldwide educational trips

To Apply:

Please download an Application Form.

Email the completed form, along with a covering letter, addressed to the Headmaster, Mr James Davies to hr@hallifordschool.co.uk

Applications must be received by midday on Friday 19 January 2024

Interviews will be held at the School in January 2024.

Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.

We are proactively committed to creating a diverse staff body which reflects the community that we teach. At Halliford School, we value diversity and inclusion; we want to attract the best people for the role. This is regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, socioeconomic status or religious beliefs.

Halliford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share our commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and the successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure and employment reference checks. You must be eligible to work in the UK.

All applications will be acknowledged by email.

Offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a minimum of two references which are satisfactory to the School. Please refer to our Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy, which can be found on the school website.

If you have any queries at all about the recruitment process, please contact Zoe Fazackerley, HR Officer on 01932 234 920 or zoe.fazackerley@hallifordschool.co.uk